According to Bill Huber of Sports Illustrated, the Green Bay Packers have signed linebacker Nick Niemann to fill out their linebacker room. The Packers only kept four linebackers on their initial 53-man roster, which was just an unfeasible number for a 4-3 defense in a league that has recently emphasized both the kickoff play.

It was obvious that Green Bay was going to bring in a fifth linebacker on Wednesday. The only question was whether it was going to be an outside player or one of Isaiah Simmons or Kristian Welch, who the team released yesterday.

Niemann was a sixth-round pick out of Iowa in 2021. After playing in 64 games for the Los Angeles Chargers over four years, he signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the Houston Texans this offseason. This included a $1.5 million signi

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